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Published by Ariel · Philosophy and religion · ISBN 9788434435131

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One hundred and twenty-four letters that Seneca wrote in his last years, retired after more than a decade serving Nero, addressed to Lucilius, about whom nothing is known beyond what these texts say. Each letter tends to start from an everyday scene and arrive at a general idea, and together they cover the great Stoic themes: death, virtue as the only true good, and the passing of time.

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For readers looking for a practical philosophy for daily life; some compare it to a modern self-help book. Its style is clear and orderly, and it also offers a glimpse of daily life in ancient Rome.
Why people still read it
It is Seneca's longest work and one of the founding texts of Stoicism. Montaigne modelled his Essays on these letters, and they have been translated again and again since the Renaissance; the idea that we learn not for school but for life comes from here.

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